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Explanation

The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations.

It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco

The Charter consists of 111 articles grouped into 19 chapters

It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and framework of the UN system.

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including its six principal organs:

the Secretariat,

the General Assembly,

the Security Council,

the Economic and Social Council,

the International Court of Justice,

and the Trusteeship Council.

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UNO Membership: 193 member states; 2 observer states

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UNO Official languages: (06)

Arabic

Chinese;

English;

French;

Russian;

Spanish;

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Explanation

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, often called the "Treaty of Treaties".

It is the key international agreement governing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of treaties between states.

It provides comprehensive rules and procedures for how treaties are drafted, amended, and interpreted.

Explanation

Kristalina Georgieva first elected Managing Director of IMF in October 2019 

Kristalina Georgieva reelected as Managing Director of IMF in April 2024 

Explanation

NPT stands for Non-Proliferation Treaty

NPT signed: 1968

not a member of the NPT:

• India,
• Israel,
• North Korea,
• Pakistan 
•  South Sudan 

members of the five NPT nuclear-weapon states:

• China
• France
  
• Russia
• the United Kingdom

Languages:

• English
• Russian
  
• French
• Spanish
• Chinese

Parties: 190 (complete list)

Iran threatened to withdraw from the Treaty on the NPT 

Explanation

The General Assembly is the largest organ of the United Nations.

It is located in New York, USA.

The UN General Assembly usually meets every year in September.

There are six main organs of the UN.

The official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish, with English and French as the working languages of the Secretariat.

Founded: October 24, 1945, in San Francisco, California, USA

Headquarters: New York, USA

Founders: United States, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, France

Explanation

Pakistan chair of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is hosting a one-day conference on

Women in Islam: Understanding the Rights and Identity of Women in the Islamic World’ on 8th March 2023 at the UN Headquarters 

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Explanation

Explanation

• Sir Creek is located between Pakistan & India
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• Sir Creek is located along the southeastern border of the Sindh province of Pakistan and the western border of the Gujarat province in India.
  
• This area is called the Greater Rann of Kutch, a marshland situated along the Arabian Sea.
  
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• Sir Creek is important to Pakistan because: It is environmentally important to prevent coastal wetlands from degradation
  
• About 90 km2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km2, lies within India.
  

Explanation

Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

Important Passes of Pakistan:

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

Explanation

Muslim League Ministers in the Interim Government of 1946:

• Liaquat Ali Khan – Finance (Introduced the "Poor Man's Budget")
• I. I. Chundrigar – Commerce
• Abdur Rab Nishtar – Communications
• Ghazanfar Ali Khan – Health
• Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law (Legislature)

Liaquat Ali Khan's "Poor Man's Budget" focused on redistributing wealth and addressing the economic disparity between the rich and the poor.